Recently, a friend of mine and I were discussing athletics and politics--two of my favorite subjects. As Toby and I spoke about college football, he is probably a little less jaded than I in this arena, I proclaimed The University of Alabama's greatness and further dominance. Toby, a lifelong University of Nebraska fan, threw out other schools that should be in the national discussion--teams like Baylor, Utah, and TCU.
Blasphemy! I could not believe he could utter such madness. None of these teams played a South Eastern Conference schedule. "No, but I remember when Utah wore Bama out in the Sugar Bowl," Toby smirked.
I wanted to throat punch him...make him pay dearly for bringing up a game from 2008...a painful, scorching memory entrenched in my mind after an SEC championship game loss to Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators.
We bantered back and forth for several minutes, and honestly, I have no idea how the topic was brought up, when the subject was brought up about the possibility of writing a sports related blog (specifically football, but sports in general) and politics. Why not write about things we enjoy? Let us forge ahead with topics we both enjoy discussing?
We both have lives and other pursuits in which we are both engaged, but this subject matter is certain to entertain readers, and bring us both some strange (literary?) satisfaction.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
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